Bracelet



A. ENGELMANN.

BRAGELET.

Patented Nov. 21, 1882.

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UNITED A STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ALEXANDER ENGELMANN, OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSAGHUSETTS.

BRACELET.

PEGIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 267,851, dated November 21, 1882.

Application filed February 27, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ALEXANDER ENGEL- MANN, of North Attleborough, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bracelets; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speci- This invention has reference to improvements in bracelets in which the twowingsare hinged to a central box and are held in the closed position by means of a spring or springs; and it consists in the peculiar arrangement of this central box, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure l is a perspective view of one of my improved bracelets provided with a central box, showing a hinged lid covering a receptacle into which small articles may be placed. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the central box,

showing the beveled edges'on both the box and the lower plate, by means of which a joint is made which does not expose the inferior metal when the bracelet is made of stock-plate, and presents a better and more finished appearance than when the edge of the lower plate is shown, as was the case heretofore. Fig. 3 is a top view, showing the open box to which the two wings of the bracelet are hinged, and the coiled springs by which they are held in place.

In the drawings, A A are the two hinged wings of a bracelet.

B is the central box, within which the wings are hinged, and in which the springs are located.

G is the lower portion of the box, consisting of a curved plate and two side pieces to "which the wings are hinged.

d d are the side plates of the detachable upper portion of the box. This upper portion was heretofore made to rest squarely on the. lower plate, 0; but when such bracelets are made of stock-plate-that is to say, a plate of inferior metal covered with a thin film of precious metal on the two sides-then the inferior metal 011 the outer edge of the plate 0 will be exposed and injure the appearance and value of the article. To avoid this, and also to accuratelylocate the detachable box on the plate, so that the pin by which it is secured will always enter the holes, I bevel the plate 0, and also the lower edge of the side plates, d, of the box. The box will now more accurately fit into its exact position, no joint will be visible, and no inferior metal exposed. E. is a hinged cover provided with a snap, so that it may be readily secured, and thus a receptacle is formed into which a hair ornament, a picture, or any other desired small article can be placed.- By connecting this receptacle with the detachable portion of the central box, B, the construction is simplified and a more desirable article is produced, and the box or receptacle can be used for containing any small articles, or as a case for a likeness, after the manner of ordinary locket-cases.

I am aware that lockets, charms, and similar articles have been made with hinged lids, and I do not claim either a hinged lid or a. locketcase, broadly considered; but

What I do claim is- 1. The combination, in a spring-bracelet, of the central base-plate, O, with the box or case B, provided with the depending or verticallyprojecting side plates, d, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the base-plate 0,

having its side edges beveled, the box or case B, having its side plates, d, extendedbelow the bottom of the box and beveled to fit upon the plate 0, substantially as shown and described.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a bracelet consisting of the spring-arms A, hinged to a central plate, 0, and a box or case, B, provided with a hinged lid, and applied to the plate 0, as shown, whereby it is made to cover and inclose the joints, springs, and base-plate, as set forth.

AEX. ENGELMANN.

Witnesses HENRY J. MILLER, J. A. ll/IILLER, Jr. 

